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FutureSox Podcast ft. James Fegan of The Athletic: What is ‘Project Birmingham’?

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Mike Rankin welcomed on Chicago White Sox beat writer James Fegan of The Athletic to provide insight on the newly constructed “Project Birmingham,” which consists of a number of notable prospects playing in Double-A. Fegan also describes his first-hand experiences covering an underachieving White Sox team, as well as ponders the future of Jose Abreu. […]

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The Week in Winston: Dash update, Aug. 18-24

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With some tumultuous roster changes near the end of the week, the Dash staggered their way to a 1-5 record. They are 5-13 in their last 18 games played, 20-30 in the second half, and 53-63 overall. It’s time to be honest: Things are probably not going to get much better from here on out.

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Tending to the Farm: Jose Rodriguez continues his power surge

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This series will recap the performances of each White Sox minor league affiliate throughout the previous week. Here is the 20th installment of the 2022 season. Charlotte Knights (47-70) Weekly Record: 4-2 The Daniel Palka-led Syracuse Mets came to Truist Field last week to take on the Knights. Charlotte had a sluggish start to the

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FutureSox Podcast: Chicago White Sox midseason top 30 prospect special

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The FutureSox team released its midseason top 30 prospect list at SoxMachine.com. Mike Rankin, James Fox, Steve Hasman and Josh Nelson gathered to highlight the strengths of the system, celebrate multiple MLB top 100 prospects and detail individual profiles of some of the most promising prospects the organization has to offer.

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Just Missed: White Sox prospects just outside the midseason 2022 top 30

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The White Sox farm system came into the year ranked 30th out of 30 teams for pretty much every publication that produces rankings. Lots of growth has happened in 2022 however and, while the system as a whole still ranks near the bottom of the league, individual success stories have become prevalent. With two top

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The Week in Winston: Dash update, Aug. 11-17

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After starting their most recent series against the Rays-affiliated Bowling Green Hot Rods 0-2 last week, the Dash came back for three straight wins, two of those the walk-off variety. They dropped the finale to split the series at 3-3 overall and are not off to a hot start against the Hickory Crawdads, a Rangers

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White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 16, 2022

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It is time for FutureSox writers to huddle and come up with a mid-season Top 30 prospects list. And that means it is time to take a closer look at Blake Rutherford. Blake’s uneven results last year prompted him to fall off the end-of-season list. And I don’t see him sneaking back on, though he’s much-improved

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Tending to the Farm: Montgomery and Colás stand out

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This series will recap the performances of each White Sox minor league affiliate throughout the previous week. Here is the 19th installment of the 2022 season. Charlotte Knights (43-68) Weekly Record: 3-3 The Lehigh Valley IronPigs welcomed the Knights to Coca-Cola Park last week. Charlotte started the series well, taking three of the first four

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FutureSox Podcast ft. Bill Mitchell of Baseball America: Do the White Sox still have the worst farm system in MLB?

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Mike Rankin and James Fox welcomed White Sox writer and scout Bill Mitchell of Baseball America to provide perspective on the latest top 30 Chicago White Sox prospect list. Mitchell shared insight he gathered from scouts and executives from around Major League Baseball and detailed strengths and weaknesses of players like Norge Vera, Jose Rodriguez,

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The Week in Winston: Dash update, Aug. 4-10

FutureSox / Julie Brady

Despite a few good stretches, the second half has been a struggle for the Dash, who went 1-5 on the week to drop to 16-22 in the half and 49-55 overall. With some notable exceptions, it was the bats that faltered this week as we head into the final month of games. Top pitching performances

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